A05817:1283

The Practice of Piety

Name: The Practice of Piety
Author: Lewis Bayly

The practise of piety directing a Christian how to walk that he may please God.The practise of pietie directing a Christian how to walke that he may please God.

Lewis Bayly d. 1631London: printed for John Hodgets, 1613London: printed for Iohn Hodgets, 1613

[36], 1031, [1] p. · 116k words · STC 1602 · ESTC S1173

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THE PRACTISE OF PIETY. › A divine Colloquy between the Soul and her Saviour, concerning t…: A divine Colloquy between the Soul and her Saviour, concerning the effectual merits…THE PRACTISE OF PIETIE. › A diuine Colloquie betweene the Soule and her Sauiour, concerning t…: A diuine Colloquie betweene the Soule and her Sauiour, concerning the effectuall merits…

Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.

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C. For horror to bear her Lord dying, and to upbraid ⟨p. 1013⟩the cruel hardness of sinners hearts.

C. For horror to beare her Lord dying, and to vpbraid ⟨p. 1013⟩the cruell hardnesse of sinners hearts.

:1281p. 1013

S. Lord, wherefore did not the Soldiers break thy Legs, as they did the Thieves who hanged at thy right and left hand?¹

S. Lord, wherefore did not the Souldiers breake thy Legs, as they did the Theeues who hanged at thy right and left hand?¹

1Exod. 12.46 Psal. 34.21. Zach. 12.10.

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C. That thou mightest know, that they had not power to do any more unto me, then the Scripture had fore-told that they should do, and I should suffer to save thee.

C. That thou mightest know, that they had not power to doe any more vnto mee, then the Scripture had fore-tolde that they should doe, and I should suffer to saue thee.

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